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So why did I want to be a football coach and what did I think I would get out of it? The answer is not as simple as you might think. Actually it’s a bloody tough one to consider but I’ll try and be as honest as I can. When a parent looks over and […]
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This week we visit Osgood Schlatters Disease, or as I like to call it a condition of the knee in children! What exactly is Osgood Schlatters? Essentially it is painful inflammation or irritation of the bone growth plate in the shin bone (tibia bone) which is just below the knee cap. It generally happens in […]
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Over the coming months, many coaches will brave winter conditions to deliver coaching sessions to young players. Here, FA regional coach development manager, Martin Dighton, provides ten top tips to help fully engage with players when working outdoors. 1) Young children are not mini-versions of adults As much as they will be adults one day, […]
Players start on the cone next to the goal, one at a time they dribble through the gate in front of them and try to score. Once the shot is taken that player that just shot goes in goal and the next player starts dribbling. The old goalkeeper gets a ball and joins the back […]
3 players go at a time and dribble to the end performing certain tasks. On the way back they have to try and complete another task. A few examples: – Get to the end with as little/many touches as possible – Go to both sides before getting to the end – Use a certain part […]
Yes, I did the seemingly unthinkable after weeks of consideration I decided to award a player with the Managers Player award, this player was my son who plays on the team. I’m absolutely appalled by the response from some of the parents who openly said in front of other parents and players, “Your out of […]
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Three vs three with one neutral. The teams have to score in the other teams goals that are placed wide on each side. At first there is no tackling, only intercepting and blocking. Progressions: – Open up into a normal two goal game – Add more players on each […]
The blue team has to try and play the ball through the middle area (dribble, pass through or pass into) to score. The red team have to stop them doing, win the ball and try and dribble it out of the bigger area. Progressions: – Add defenders. – Make the middle area smaller. […]
Dribbling Tech/Skill 1: Players can not go into the triangle and must stay near the outside. One player is the chaser while the other is trying to get away. Swap over each time someone gets tagged. Both players have a ball. 2: One player is in the triangle without a ball while the other is […]
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Blue team have to try and score by can only do so by filling all 5 channels. The defending red team can only go in the central 3 channels to start with. On the transition, the roles switch Progressions: – Defending team can go anywhere but can only fill 3 channels at a time. – […]
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